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How to Decrease Stitches on a Purl Row

Usually you decrease on Knit rows, but there will be times when your patterns tells you to decrease on a Purl row. It's easy to do and here's how.

  1. Put your needle through 2 stitches as to Purl.
  2. Put the yarn around BOTH STITCHES and Purl off.
  3. You have decreased one stitch.
  4. Continue to do this decrease when ever needled.

Tips

  • Decreases are usually at the beginning or end of a row, but sometimes you will need to decrease all through the row.
  • Use the 2nd and 3rd stitches in if you are decreasing at the beginning of a row.
  • Use the 2 stitches before the last one if you are decreasing at the end of the row.

To learn how to Purl, check out this article.

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